First impressions are so important and they happen in the first 7 seconds. They can also be positive or negative. As dancers, we know the first impression is a lasting impression. How are you showing up when you walk into the studio, into rehearsal, on stage or even into competition. Your first impression says a lot about who you are. 

After countless rehearsals, numerous run throughs, and lots of stretching, it’s finally time to perform! That moment when you step on stage and show off the amazing dance routine you are so proud of. From finding your parents in the crowd, to dancing your heart out, what is your favorite part of performing? We reached out to our wonderful dance community, and here’s what they had to say.

Let’s face it. If you have a dog or cat, you’ve probably tried to pick them up and dance with them. Sometimes, it doesn’t work out too well though. Could there be any animal out there that would make a good dance partner? We decided to find out. So we reached out to our wonderful dance community and asked them, what animal would make the best dancer?

With so many amazing cities and countries out there, it could be hard to pick just one! So if you could dance anywhere in the world, where would you want to dance? We reached out to our awesome dance community, and these are places they chose!

As dancers, when we’re not dancing we’re probably doing school, eating, or sleeping. But I think it’s safe to say we’ve all had time to ourselves at some point in our lives. So what can we do when we’re not dancing? Here’s what our dance community said:

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What style of dance would you choose? Would you pick a different style such as acro or ballroom or one of the styles our dance community chose? Speaking of dance community, shout out to these amazing people who helped contribute to this article:

We asked our dance community "What are 10 things a dancer cannot live without?", here is what they said!